Combination toilet article



April e 192e. 1,580,030

W. FREDMAN COMBINATION TOILET ARTICLE Filed Feb. v. 1925 Patented Apr.6, 1926.

`WILLIAM FRIEDMAN, or JEFFERSON BAImAcxs, MIssoUBI.

COMBINATION TOILET ARTICLE.v

Appneaaon med rem-naryA 7, 1925. serial no. 7,554. f

To all whom it may concern: n

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM FRIEDMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jefferson Barracks, in the State of Missouri, have inventeda Combination Toilet Article', of which the following is a full andcomplete specification. V -l My invention is an improvement in toiletarticles and relates more especially tothat particular class in whichseveral articles of this character are combined for the purpose ofeconomizing space. Y

The primary object of my invention is to provide a combination toiletarticle to include a brush, comb and small looking-glass in compactarrangement and particularly adapted for the use and convenience ofthose engaged in camping, eld work,r&c., whereby the comb andylooking-glass combined Vwith the brush will not only economlze space inpacking them into a kit or luggagecarrier but the several articles canbe convenientlyhandled when in use. Y'

AV further object of my invention is to socombine the combinconnectionwith vthe brush that it `will be housedl in theV handle of said brushand hinged to swing outwardly therefrom intofiXed position alongside ofone edge thereof for use in combing, the arrangement facilitating themanipulation of the comb by gripping the handle 'of the brush andthe'particular means of att-achment in the present Vinstance providingfor easily detaching the comb for substituting another having teethmore'or less closer together, applying a new comb in place of one thatis broken and for separating the articles in cleaning the same. f p

Other objects and advantages of my yinventionwill hereinafter appear,and what I Vclaim'as new and desire'to protect by Letters-Patent is morespecifically set forth in Y the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings f, v Figure 1 is a sideelevation of acombination toilet article constructed in accordance y with myinvention.

Fig. 2 is Aa bottom plan view ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a bottomv plan viewwith thehandle of the brush andl part of the back thereof in section toshow the recesses which receive the comb and looking-glass. Fig. 4 is asectional view on the of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5--5V of Flg. 3.

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In carrying out m invention the handle and back of the brus formed inone-piece, are recessed so that theV other toilet articlescomb andlooking-glass-may be completely housed therein and the comb firmlyconnected to the brush when it is swung into 'position for, use, vthehandle 10 being VArovided with la recess. 11 extending nearly its' fulllength and opening out at one edge thereof to receive the comb 12, whilethe body portion or back 13 of the brush is provided with a shallowrecess 14 extending-inwardly from the outer end' thereof to receive thelookingglass 15, and with a longitudinal recess 16 in one 'edge thereofin whiclrlthe lcomb is held, as hereinafter described,when' in positionfor use." By reference to Fig. 4 it will kbe seen that the recess 11 isshaped in crosssection to correspond with va comb of conventional'kform;that is tapered from back to fouter end of the teeth; and" of course thelength of said recess also corresponds aproximately with` the length ofthe comb, belngyextended at vits outer end lso as to not interfere withthe swinging movement of said comb in and out of the recess.longitudinal" recess 16 alony one edge,V of

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the back of the brush joins t e Vrecess 11 in i the handle and at thejunctureof these recesses there is pivoted, on pin 17 a metal hinge 18ofpU-shape construction (seeFig. 5) tov receive one end of the back ofthe comb 12 forfhinging said comb tothe brush so that it may be swungfromy one of vthe rejcesses tothe other. The' sidel members-oftheU-shaped hinge 18 are curved inwardly,

asshown, to engage inthe grooves 12 usually formed in the sides of theback of a "comb, and as said hinge is preferably made of spring metaly., the side members will firmly grip v the comb when it is insertedtherein.

To receive this'hinge the recess 16 is slightly enlarged, assh'own, theother part of said recess V,being ofY approximately the same width asthe lback of the comb so that it will fit snuglytherein while the depthprovides,k the requiredl bearing yto prevent lateralmovement of the combwhen it in'use.

The comb 12 isof a conventional shape having the longitudinal grooves12et in the lOO opposite sides thereof, as hereinbefore. eX-

plained, and when connected tothe hinge 18 by engaging fan end portiontherewith said comb may be swung into the recess 11 of the brush andhoused therein when not in use and also swung to seat krin the recessk16, in which latter position the teeth project outwardly from the brushfor using said comb. To lirmly secure the comb in recess 16 there is aspring metal clip 19 at the outer en d of said recess which engages arecess 2O in the end 0f the comb, and in like manner the comb isheldsecurely housed in the recess 11 by a metal clip 21, but in thislatter instance the clip presents side members 21a 21a between which thecomb is clamped, and to more securely hold it housed in said recess theside members are slightly curved inward, as shown in LFig. Il, to engagein the grooves 12a. To receive this clip Q1 the outer end of the recess11 is enlarged, at 11a, and the side members of said clip are normallyseparated so that the outer ends of the teeth of the comb will passbetween the same and wedge them apart for engagement with the back ofsaid comb in the grooves 12a as aforesaid. It will be noted, also, thatthe curved portion of the spring metal clip 19 in the outer end ofrecess 16 yields for movement of the comb into said recess and forengagement with the recess or notch 20.

The looking-glass 15 is of the ordinary plain type employed inconnection with toilet cases, etc., and having a tab 15a for conveniencein withdrawing it from the recess in the back of the brush.

r1`he utility of the combination toilet article hereinbefore describedwill be readily apparent, for in order that the brush may hold the otheressential articlescomb and look- Y ing-glass-it is necessary only tomake the handle of the brush a little wider than usual without aectingthe grip of the hand in its manipulation, and of course the width ofsaid handle depends upon the size of the comb used. wWhen the comb andlookingglass are housed in the brush it provides a combination articlethat will reduce the amount of space required in packing the articlesseparately in a kit or luggage-carrier, thereby adapting it especiallyfor the use of those engaged in camping out, on lield work, or in othersituations where it is desired to economize space in carrying thesearticles or have it more convenient in handling the same for otherpurposes.

In using the article after removing the Yglass the comb is swung fromits housing to the position at the edge of the brush, and then ones hairmay be brushed and combed by manipulation of the brush for eitherpurpose, the comb not interfering with the operation of brushing, andvice versa.

I claim l. A combination toilet article comprising a brush having arecess in its handle to receive a comb, a comb hinged to the brush so asto be housed in said recess and movable to positions alongside one edgeof the back of the brush, said comb having a notch in its outer end, anda spring clip attached to the brush to engage the aforesaid notch in thecomb when the latter is in the position at one edge of the back of thebrush.

2. A combination toilet article comprising a brush having a recess inits handle to receive a comb and a recess in an edge of the back of saidbrush to receive the back of the comb, and a comb pivoted between theaforesaid recesses for movement from one to the other.

3. A combination toilet article comprising a brush having a recess inits handle to receive a comb and a recess in an edge of the baclr ofsaid brush to receive the back of the comb, a hinge pivoted at theintersection of the aforesaid recesses, and a comb attached to the hingewhereby said comb may be swung into the recess in the handle to behoused therein and into the recess in the edge of the back of the combin position for use.

4t. A combination toilet article comprising a brush having a recess Vinits handle to receive a comb and a recess in an edge of the back of thebrush to receive the back of the comb, a hinge pivoted between theaforesaid recesses, a comb attached to the hinge for swinging movementinto the handle and into engagement with the recess in the baclr of thebrush, and means carried. by the brush to engage the comb in either theaforesaid positions.

5. A combination toilet article comprising a brush having a recess inits handle to receive a comb and a recess in an edge of the back of thebrush to receive the back of the comb, a comb pivoted between theaforesaid recesses for swinging `movement into the handle and intoengagement. with the recess in the back of the brush, and means carriedby the brush to engage the comb in either the aforesaid positions.

6. A combination toilet article compris-'l ing a brush having a recessinits handle to receive a comb and a recess in an edge of the back of thebrush to receive the back of the comb, a U-shaped hinge pivoted betweenthe aforesaid recesses, and a comb engaging the U-shaped hinge forswinging movement with respect to the aforesaid recesses.

7. A combination toilet article comprising a brush having a recess inits handleV opening out at one edge thereof to receive a comb and arecess in an edge of the back of the brush to receive the back of thecomb, a U-shaped hinge pivoted between the aforesaid recesses and havinginwardly curved side members, and a comb engaged between said sidemembers and having grooves receiving the latter.

8. A combination toilet article comprising a brush having a recess inits handle opening out at one edge thereogf to receive a comb and arecess in the edge of the back of the brush on a line with the. open endof the aforesaid recess to receive the back of the comb, a U-shapedhinge pivoted between the aforesaid recesses and having inwardly curvedside members, a comb. engaged between said side members and havinggrooves receiving the latter, a clip in the outer end of the recess inthe back of the brush to engage the outer end of the comb, and a clip inthe outer end of the recess in the handle of the brush to engage thecomb when it is housed in said recess.

9. A combination toilet article comprising a brush having a recess .inits handle opening out at one edgel thereof toreceive a comb, a recessin the edge of the back of the brush on a line With the outer end'of theaforesaid recess to receive the back of the comb, and a recess in thebod7 of the brush to receive a looking-glass, a U-shaped hinge pivotedto the brush between the recesses in the handle and edge of the brush, acomb attached to the hinge to swing into the adjoining recesses, andclips attached to. the

brush and engaging the comb to hold 1t in the recesses in eitherposition of said comb.

WILLIAM FRIEDMAN.

